Polar vs. Non-Polar

Polar vs. Non-Polar

Polar- When electrons are shared between two or more atoms unequally
Non-Polar- When electrons are shared equally between two or more atoms

• Polar is usually between 2 different types of atom, for example CO².

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* Non-Polar usually occurs when 2 like atoms combine, for example O².

• The word pole means opposite, like the North and South Pole on opposite sides of the world.
• Polar or Non-Polar must happen in a covalent bond.

North Pole South Pole